Scythe



Feb. 15,1943, IH.S ANDHOLT' "2,311,417

SCYTHE Filed Jan 2, 1940 Patented Feb. 16, 1943 SCYTHE.

Hans Sandholt, Ullevaal Haveby, near Oslo, Norway; vested in the Alien Property Gustodian Application January 2, 1940, Serial No. 312,146 In Norway February 4, 1939 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to scythes in which the blade is removably placed in a holder which is connected to the handle and the characteristic feature of the invention consists in that the blade holder consists of a folded plate of steel or metal or of two plates Welded to each other so as to provide a groove in which the blade may be placed.

In the enclosed drawing Fig. 1 is a side view of the blade holder,

Fig. 2 shows the holder with a blade placed in the same,

Fig. 2a is an end view in which is shown especially a fastening sleeve of the blade holder,

Fig. 3 shows the blade,

Figs. 4 and 5 show enlarged cross-sections of the blade holder without and with a blade placed in the same.

In the drawing 1 designates the blade holder which is shown in this form as consisting of a folded steel-plate. However, the holder may also, as mentioned, consists of two plates welded to each other along their backlines. The holder is connected to a sleeve 2 in which the handle is placed and fastened by means of a fastening screw 3 passing through two ears 4.

In the holder is fastened a pin 6 arranged for passing into an inclined recess 1 in the back of the blade 5 and serving for fastening the blade to the holder.

To the end of the blade is fastened a resilient tang 8 co-acting with and frictionally engaging the outermost surface of the lower side of the sleeve 2 and serving for keeping the blade in place in such a manner that it may be easily re moved or replaced.

Instead of scythe-blade a reaping hook or another blade may be placed in the holder.

Iclaim:

In a scythe, a blade holder having an integral end sleeve for fastening the holder to a handle, said holder having a groove for removably holding a scythe-blade, means near the outermost end of the holder coacting with corresponding means formed on the blade for preventing longitudinal motion of the blade toward its outer end, and means for resiliently fastening the opposite end of the blade to the holder.

HANS SANDHOLT. 

